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Better Planning Outcomes - Brochure [158.0 kb | pages]
Better Planning Outcomes Project - Discussion Paper Brochure.
Better Planning Outcomes Discussion Paper [253.6 kb | pages]
Identifies broad opportunities for improvement of land use planning & canvasses the direction any legislative reforms & new initiatives may take.
Better Planning Outcomes Response Report [339.0 kb | pages]
A Report prepared under the Better Planning Outcomes Project and released by the Steering Committee.
Draft Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (State and Regional Strategies) Bill 2009 [495.5 kb | 73 pages]
Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (State and Regional Strategies) Bill 2009 - Draft [261.0 kb | 103 pages]
Tasmanian draft Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (State and Regional Strategies) Bill 2009. The draft bill incorporates a number of changes based on the feedback received from a wide range of stakeholders as part of the consultation phase.
Proposed State Coastal Policy 2006 [25.4 kb | pages]
Released September 2005.
Proposed State Coastal Policy 2006 Implementation Guidelines [81.6 kb | pages]
To assist planning authorities implement the State Coastal Policy 2006 through planning schemes.
Proposed State Coastal Policy 2006 Introductory Document [67.6 kb | pages]
Background to the review process. Released September 2005.
Proposed State Coastal Policy 2006 Model Standards [63.0 kb | pages]
For use and development to assist in implementing the proposed State Coastal Policy 2006.
Review of the State Coastal Policy 1996 Discussion Paper [411.8 kb | pages]
The Discussion Paper on the review of the State Coastal Policy 1996 was prepared by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment. It is intended to assist individuals and organisations to prepare submissions for the review of the Policy.
Review of the State Coastal Policy 2006 [98.2 kb | pages]
A report which evaluates the clauses of the 1996 Policy and indicates the proposed response for the new Policy.
Review of the State Coastal Policy 2006 Response Paper [171.3 kb | pages]
A report on the main issues to emerge from the first round of stakeholder and public consultation
Review of the Tasmanian Planning System. Steering Committee Report. [391.0 kb | 68 pages]
Final report of the Steering Committee overseeing the Review of Tasmania's Planning System. Released 13 February 2009. Included in the report are key findings of the review and recommendations from the Review.
RPDC guideline on State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land [38.2 kb | pages]
This Guideline concerns Principle 4 of the Policy, non-agricultural use of prime agricultural land. The guideline is issued under the State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land 2000 by the Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC), with the approval of the Minister, to assist planning authorities in dealing with the implementation of the Policy.
Simplifying Planning Schemes Discussion Paper [247.1 kb | pages]
The discussion paper canvasses six (6) potential Common Key Elements that could be developed through the Simplifying Planning Schemes Project: format and structure of documents and plans; administration; spatial areas; use classes; definitions for planning terms; and schedules.
State Coastal Policy 1996 [103.3 kb | pages]
On 16 April 2003 the State Coastal Policy Validation Act 2003 came into effect. This Act replaces the former definition of the Coastal Zone in the State Coastal Policy 1996 and reinstates the Policy.
State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land 2000 [16.5 kb | pages]
The State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land is to foster sustainable agriculture in Tasmania by ensuring the continued productive capacity of the State's agricultural land resource.
Strategic Planning Discussion Paper [479.5 kb | pages]
The discussion paper identifies concerns about how strategic planning currently occurs when a new planning scheme is prepared. Questions are posed with the aim of stimulating comment on how the current approach can be improved. Options and discussion of implementation mechanisms will follow in another paper.
The Way Forward. A feedback report on the discussion paper 'Simplifying Planning Schemes' [131.8 kb | pages]
After inviting submissions on the discussion paper and conducting a workshop, The Way Forward was released to provide feedback on the outcome of the consultation and the next steps in the process. This 19 page report was released in May 2001.
The following publication is in Rich Text Format (RTF).
Review of State Policy on the Protection of Agricultural Land - Draft terms of reference [26 kb]
The purpose of the Policy is to foster sustainable agriculture in Tasmania by ensuring the continued productive capacity of the State’s agricultural land resource. The Policy requires that both prime and non-prime agricultural land is to be protected from conversion to non-agricultural use. This is to be achieved through local government planning schemes.
